how can i edit the text files in assets folder in android.

Question

Hi, i am using a text file in assets folder in Android. I would like to change the data inside that text file dynamically. I am trying to open the file as follows,

FileOutputStream fos=this.getAssets().openNonAssetFd("data.txt").createOutputStream();

But it generating the error that "java.io.FileNotFoundException: This file can not be opened as a file descriptor; it is probably compressed". please help me to edit that file. thanQ very much.

Answer 1

Writing into /assets directory at runtime? AFAIK that's not possible.

You can put the original file in /assets, and at the first application run copy it over to the /sdcard.